Hi all

I really appreciate your tips and feedback especially as I'm a newbie to this site.

Simrice, you are a champion for your tip on using alfoil and water. Check out the results

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Thats the best I could get on the throttle controller. It really needs to be rechromed as it has all been eaten away by the corrosion.

The rest of the clean up is coming along nicely. Cant wait to receive all the new parts including the new enclosed bearings for the reel and trying it out on my lawn.

Freebird, thanks for the heads up on lightly oiling the chrome work. I have applied a nice film to protect it for now.

I had a good play with the old bearings. There was no play in them at all but they did not spin as freely as I think they should which would be consistent with your feedback BB. I suspect they have accumulated a bit of grime.

Next time I will replace bearings before getting a reel sharpen. The things you learn in this new journey.

Whats everyones thoughts on the reel to reduce further rusting. Would you suggest oiling it or using some sort of rust coverter solution being careful to keep this away from the cutting edge.

Any secrets out there for removing the rust and rejuvenating the engine? For now I want to keep it all original but want to make it as clean and tidy as possible.

Keep the feedback coming.

Cheers

Donny
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